HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1513

1995 T127.21

NOT VOTING—19

Andrews

Bilirakis

Chapman

Dornan

Emerson

Fazio

Fields (LA)

Gephardt

Gibbons

Kennelly

McIntosh

Mfume

Moakley

Mollohan

Murtha

Roth

Tejeda

Torricelli

Tucker

So the amendment was not agreed to.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

LAHOOD, assumed the Chair.

When Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had

under consideration said bill, had come

to no resolution thereon.

T127.18 FOREIGN OPERATIONS

APPROPRIATIONS, FY 96

On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by

unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1868)

making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related

programs for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together with the amendments

of the Senate thereto, was taken from

the Speaker’s table.

When on motion of Mr. CALLAHAN,

it was,

Resolved, That the House disagree to

the amendments of the Senate and

agree to the conference asked by the

Senate on the disagreeing votes of the

two Houses thereon.

Mr. OBEY moved that the managers

on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the

two Houses on H.R. 1868, be instructed

to disagree to any Senate amendment

that would require the Executive

Branch to spend more in fiscal year

1996 than fiscal year 1995 for assistance

to any country or project.

After debate,

By unanimous consent, the previous

question was ordered on the motion to

instruct the managers on the part of

the House.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House agree to said motion?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

LAHOOD, announced that the yeas had

it.

So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was

agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said motion was agreed to

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced the appointment of

Messrs. CALLAHAN, PORTER, LIVINGSTON, WOLF, PACKARD, KNOLLENBERG,

FORBES, BUNN, WILSON, YATES, Ms.

PELOSI, Messrs. TORRES, and OBEY, as

managers on the part of the House at

said conference.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the

Senate of the foregoing appointments.

T127.19 SUBPOENA

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

LAHOOD, laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, October 12, 1995.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER, This is to formally notify you pursuant to Rule L (50) of the Rules

of the House that Bill Jarrell, my Deputy

Chief of Staff, has been served with a subpoena issued by the United States Justice

Department. This subpoena relates to his

previous employment by a former Member of

the House.

After consultation with the General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with

the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.

Sincerely,

TOM DELAY,

Member of Congress.

T127.20 SUBPOENA

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

LAHOOD, laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, October 12, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to formally notify you pursuant to Rule L (50) of the Rules

of the House that my office has been served

with a subpoena issued by the United States

District Court for the Middle District of

Florida.

After consultation with the General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with

the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.

Sincerely,

SAM M. GIBBONS,

United States Congressman.

T127.21 TELECOMMUNICATIONS

COMPETITION AND DEREGULATION

On motion of Mr. BLILEY, pursuant

to section 2 of House Resolution 207,

the bill of the Senate (S. 652) to provide

for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory

national policy framework designed to

accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies

and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to

competition, and for other purposes;

was taken from the Speaker’s table.

When said bill was considered and

read twice.

Mr. BLILEY submitted the following

amendment which was agreed to:

Strike out all after the enacting

clause and insert the provisions of H.R.

1555 as passed by the House.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to

be read a third time, was read a third

time by title, and passed.

By unanimous consent, the title was

amended so as to read: ‘‘A bill to promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and

higher quality services for American

telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new

telecommunications technologies.’’.

A motion to reconsider the votes

whereby said bill, as amended, was

passed and the title was amended was,

by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

When on motion of Mr. BLILEY, it

was,

Resolved, That pursuant to section 2

of House Resolution 207, the House insist upon its amendments and request a

conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.

Mr. DINGELL moved that the managers on the part of the House at the

conference on the disagreeing votes of

the two Houses on S. 652, be instructed

to insist upon those provisions of the

Senate bill and House amendment

thereto which open all telecommunications markets to fair competition as

expeditiously as possible in order to

achieve the goal of maximizing consumer choices and benefits.

After debate,

By unanimous consent, the previous

question was ordered on the motion to

instruct the managers on the part of

the House.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House agree to said motion?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

LAHOOD, announced that the yeas had

it.

So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was

agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said motion was agreed to

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced the appointment of

the following Members as managers on

the part of the House at said conference:

From the Committee on Commerce,

for consideration of the Senate bill,

and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:

Messrs. BLILEY, FIELDS of Texas,

OXLEY, WHITE, DINGELL, MARKEY, BOUCHER, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. RUSH.

Provided, Mr. PALLONE is appointed

in lieu of Mr. BOUCHER solely for consideration of section 205 of the Senate

bill.

As additional conferees, for consideration of sections 1–6, 101–04, 106–07, 201,

204–05, 221–25, 301–05, 307–311, 401–02, 405–

06, 410, 601–06, 703, and 705 of the Senate

bill, and title I of the House amendment, and modifications committed to

conference: Messrs. SCHAEFER, BARTON

of Texas, HASTERT, PAXON, KLUG,

FRISA, STEARNS, BROWN of Ohio, GORDON, and Mrs. LINCOLN.

As additional conferees, for consideration of sections 102, 202–03, 403, 407–09

and 706 of the Senate bill, and title II

of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:

Messrs. SCHAEFER, HASTERT, and FRISA.

As additional conferees, for consideration of sections 105, 206, 302, 306, 312,

501–05, and 701–02 of the Senate bill, and

title III of the House amendment, and

modifications committed to conference: Messrs. STEARNS, PAXON, and

KLUG.

As additional conferees, for consideration of sections 7–8, 226, 404, and 704 of

the Senate bill, and titles IV–V of the

House amendment, and modifications

committed to conference: Messrs.

SCHAEFER, HASTERT, and KLUG.

As additional conferees, for consideration of title VI of the House amendment, and modifications committed to

conference: Messrs. SCHAEFER, BARTON

of Texas, and KLUG.